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J. DRAPER. GHILDS SLATE CLEANER AND PENGIL HOLDER AND SHARPBNER. No.402,814. Patented May 7, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHILDS SLATE-CLEANER AND PENCIL HOLDER AND SHARPENER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 402,814, dated May '7,1889.

Application filed February 23, 1889. Serial No. 300,891. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN DRAPER, of the town of WVhitby, in the countyof Ontario, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, gentleman, have inventeda certain new and useful Oombined Childs Slate-Cleaner and Pencil Holderand Sharpener, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to design a combined childs slate-cleanerand pencil holder and sharpener; and it consists, essen tially, of aneat water-bottle provided with wings designed to hold two pieces ofsponge, between which wings a holder to receive and retain the pencil isformed, the mouth of the bottle having a small opening closed by aspring-cap readily opened by pressure, so that the water in the bottlemay easily be sprayed upon the slate or retained in the bottle by theaction of the said spring-cap, a V-shaped cutter being fixed on the backof the bottle, the Whole being arranged substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

Figure 1 shows my combined childs slatecleaner and pencil holder andsharpener as it will appear whenbeingused for spraying water on a slate.Fig. 2 shows it as it will appear when being used for rubbing a slate.-Fig. 3 shows it as it will appear when a pencil is being sharpened onit.

A represents the water-bottle, which may be made of metal, glass, or anyother suitable material.

B represents the plug for closing the mouth of the bottle A, which plugmay be readily removed when it is desired to fill the said bottle withwater. This plug has a small opening through it, the mouth of whichopening is closed by a spring-cap, O,which is designed so that it will,when in its normal position, press against and close the said opening.

When it is desired to sprinkle the water onto the slate, the spring-capO is pressed upon by the finger, as indicated in Fig. 1,when the waterwill be permitted to spray out, as indicated.

Two wings, D, are fixed to the bottleA and designed to hold the spongesEand F, the sponge E being designed to rub the wet slate and the sponge Fto dry it. Of course there is no difference between the sponges, exceptthat one is used for one purpose and the other for another purpose.

It will be noticed that a holder, G, is fixed to the .bottle A betweenthe wings D. This holder is designed to hold the pencil H. A plate, I,is fixed to the bottle A and has a V- shaped notch cut in it, asindicated. In'order to sharpen the pencil H, it is merely necessary toplace its end between the plate I and the bottle A, so that the said endof the pencil shall fit into the notch formed in the said plate, when,by causing the pencil to revolve, its end will be beautifully sharpenedby the action of the edges of the notch cut in the said plate.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A slate-cleaner consisting of abottle, A, provided with a plug, B, having a small opening in itprotected by the spring-cap O, and one or more wings, D, designed tohold a sponge, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A slate-cleaner and pencil-sharpener consisting of a bottle, A,provided with a plug, B, having a small opening in it protected by thespring-cap O, one or more wings, D, designed to hold sponges, the pencilholder G, and sharpening-plate I, attached to the bottle, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

W'hitby, February 12, 1889.

JOHN DRAPER.

